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+.TH LC_PROCESS_FILE 3 "25 Oct 04" "@PACKAGE_STRING@"
+.SH NAME
+lc_process_file \- Process a specific file
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B #include <libconfig.h>
+.sp
+.BI "int lc_process_file(const char *" appname ", const char *" pathname ", lc_conf_type_t " type ");"
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.BR lc_process_file (3)
+function processes exactly one configuration file.  The file is specified by the
+.I pathname
+argument and should be in the format specified by the
+.I type
+argument.  The
+.I appname
+argument should be a reasonable form of the name of the application.
+
+.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+On success 0 is returned, otherwise -1 is returned.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.nf
+#include <libconfig.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	int lc_p_ret, lc_rv_ret;
+	char *filename = NULL;
+
+	lc_rv_ret = lc_register_var("File", LC_VAR_STRING,
+	                            &filename, 'f');
+	if (lc_rv_ret != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error registering variable: %i.\\n",
+		        lc_geterrno());
+		return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	lc_p_ret = lc_process_file("example", "/data/extra.conf",
+	                           LC_CONF_APACHE);
+
+	lc_cleanup();
+
+	if (lc_p_ret != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error processing configuration file: \\
+		        %s\\n", lc_geterrstr());
+		return(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	if (filename != NULL) {
+		printf("File specified was: %s\\n", filename);
+	} else {
+		printf("No filename specified.\\n");
+	}
+
+	return(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+.fi
+
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR lc_register_var (3),
+.BR lc_register_callback (3),
+.BR lc_geterrno (3),
+.BR lc_geterrstr (3),
+.BR lc_cleanup (3),
+.BR lc_process (3)